Glee & Skype Night

Very excited to get home from work tonight to watch last night's Glee. Yes, I'm a gleek. I love it. Also got to catch up with Tammy tonight on Skype; I miss her very much. And I got to see her son and give him some kisses through the computer too so that made my night a little brighter :) He said, "I love you, Genna!" Love that little boy!!

Had a long encouraging talk with my Dad tonight that made me feel much better about where I am right now with the transition. Dad basically did the same thing as I have done when he went to college in Fort Worth at TCU, but literally did not know a single soul. I'm at a little bit of an advantage because I know a few people up here, but it is tough leaving every genuine relationship you've known to form new ones up here. I've only been here a month though, so I have to be conscious about keeping my patience. Great things are coming; I'm already in the greatest city in the world. What couldn't be great about being here? I'll stop being so emo. I do write in a Live Journal, though, and I believe that is considered fairly emo. What can I say though? It can't escape me completely, still holding true to my high school roots.

READY FOR SPRING!!!! 

Hoboken

Super Bowl Sunday spent in Hoboken. My new favorite place in this world. Reminds me a lot of Boston, with the cobblestone streets and the number of Irish pubs that I couldn't even begin to count. Of course the major downside is having to commute from NJ, but Hoboken is wonderful. This was my first time to visit, and by far will not be my last.

Big week ahead, big things in store. Sleeptime for now.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Crisp

Upon my dad's suggestion, I grabbed lunch at Crisp around the corner. Crisp is a Mediterranean falafel place, and was delicious. I got the Mediterranean falafel which consisted of sun-dried tomato spread, eggplant, parmesan flakes, cherry tomatoes and mixed greens with falafels in a wheat pita:

I would definitely recommend for a healthy, delicious, and reasonably priced ($4.95!) lunch.

Going with what I said last night, I tried to set up my comment area to make it easier for you guys to comment on. You don't have to sign up for a gmail account to comment, and it does give you that option now to either sign just your name, or sign anonymously (don't know why you would but go for it if you so please). Hope this makes it easier for y'all. I know y'all are reading, because you tell me, and of course I check my page visit stats :) so feel free to comment! Thanks.

Have a WONDERFUL night, all, and if I don't post before then: have an exciting and fun-filled Super Bowl Sunday.

One request...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av77_epf3l4
theme song.

Agreeing with my bro Wright's comment on my last post. Putting a lot of energy into writing seems much more worth it when I'm feelin' the love. So bring it on, people. Let me hear your feedback. Please let me know what you like, what you don't like, maybe even an encouraging comment or two... This is a lot more fun when it is a TWO WAY street! I hear a lot of you say that you've been reading my blog, so I would love to hear some feedback from you guys.

Preciate cha & much love.

Night in with Rooms

Ashley got out of class early, so we have been sitting around since around 7 discussing life, eating dinner, and working on her art homework, a color wheel. She is imparting wisdom to my young soul of 22 years. Teaching me about how to distinguish and mix colors. How to hang a curtain rod (I did most of the labor, thank you very much). About how she pursued her dream of doing set design after abandoning her career in real estate.

I could learn a lot from Ashley about abandoning my fears, "burning all the ships," and pressing forward. "Burned all the ships" is an interesting phrase that Ashley and I discussed tonight. Let's remember back to grade school history. The explorers were one of my favorite subjects to read about. This particular phrase refers to the Spanish Conquistidor, Hernando Cortez, who, after arriving in Mexico, instructed this men to burn all of the ships. Committing to his mission, and leaving them no option for turning back.....Leaving all that you know behind to, not only survive in a new land, but pursue a life there. I see myself to hopefully do the same. Not in the literal sense. I don't plan on being here forever, but living here provides me with huge new and exciting opportunities that I would never experience if I just settled for what was easy. And this isn't easy. I have to go back and remind myself of why I moved here and why I am pursuing a life here, because when day-to-day gets hard, it is extremely easy to lose sight of your goals. So my spirits are high. I feel very blessed with where I am right now. Huge opportunities ahead of me, and I can't let my fears get in the way of that.

On the lighter side of things, had a meeting down at Wall Street this afternoon, and (hopefully) struck gold there with a client. It's funny how commercialized the area is, and how, though there was not a cloud in the sky, I couldn't see a hint of blue because the buildings were obstructing all view.

I've made some notes to write about my playlists and the music I am currently listening to to and from work. Not right now though. Maybe on a day off when I am not so tired.

Cheers.

Dinner on Hump Day

Ali and I are making a Hump Day resolution to try to meet up and hang out every Wednesday. Tonight was a blast hanging out and catching up more. I arrived home to a fun surprise after a long day:

Save the dates from my brother & Lauren and Bram & Kellye!

They are now both hanging on my fridge. Fills my apartment out much more! Makes my day so much brighter!

Ali is staying the night over here since are so close to her work, so I believe we will watch an episode of Friends and call it a night. Now to decide which Friends season to watch...

February

Kathy reminded me that it is indeed my second month here (well technically I've been here since December 29th but it is my second full month!!), and I should name this entry accordingly because I have kept my resolution for one months, and can't wait to see what the next 11 have in store.

And I literally misspelled February four times. I try to sound it out so I can get the r's right, but I always mess up somewhere in the middle.

Well, those of you out there praying for me and my work, please be praying that I start to pick up quickly on what I am supposed to be doing because I've felt a bit lost, and I really do want to do a good job. I just need to figure out what exactly it is first, hah. Don't want to talk too much about it, but, yes, I would appreciate prayers.

I had the greatest surprise (another word I misspell frequently) at lunch today after working on this assignment, I check my email to see an message from my mom saying:

"Hey, early valentines happy! Go to AT&T at lunch & get a phone... Love u!!" 

I literally could not contain myself I was so happy. So 2 avenues over is the ATT store at the bottom of the Empire State Building. I walked in and got me a 3gs (it was only 49.99?!? Who cares, I can just skype at home instead of paying $200!!). Plus they threw in a free otterbox with it too! 

Mom and Dad are the greatest! I really was in dyer, dyer need of a new phone, and they decided to surprise me because they know how insanely passionate I am about surprises (see SNL - Surprise Party, thats me.)  I officially had my last conversation on that phone with Amanda, then I tried to play one song. Then see ya. Never will turn on again. It has been a strong, good, and faithful phone for a few months. It kept trucking through even when I wanted to throw it into a street puddle. That little apple sign would just reappear and give me a few more days of service. But, alas, I say goodbye... maybe off my balcony. Maybe into the East River. Maybe on fire. 

This new phone is fantastic. Every button works, and the vibrate isn't violently too loud. There's millions of possibilities, y'all.

Anyway, thank you so much Dad and Mom for my new amazing Valentines present! I feel like a kid again with how excited I got!

Off the conquer the world in my dreams...